Applications are now open for funded CAORC NEH Senior Research Fellowship 2020 USA. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Senior Research Fellowship supports advanced research in the humanities. Fellowship awards are for four to six consecutive months (i.e. one can hold the fellowship for four, five, or six consecutive months).

Founded in 1981, the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) is a private nonprofit federation of independent overseas research centers (ORCs) that promote advanced research, particularly in the humanities and social sciences.

Moreover, CAORC fosters research projects across national boundaries, encourages collaborative research and programmatic and administrative coherence among member centers, and works to expand their resource base and service capacity. CAORC member centers maintain a permanent presence in the host countries where they operate—in Europe, Latin America, the Near and Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and West Africa.

Benefits

• Funding is available from sources including the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Smithsonian Institution, as well as from private foundations and individuals.
• CAORC will grant $5,000 per month of the award to all the fellows.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants need to meet the following eligibility requirements.

• Applicants must:
  • be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals who have resided in the U.S. for three years prior to the application deadline.
  •  hold a PhD.
• Funding is not available for research in the U.S.
• It is not required to be affiliated with a U.S. academic institution to apply.
  Minority scholars and scholars from Minority Serving Institutions are strongly encouraged to apply.

Furthermore, the location for research must be within: Algeria, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Cyprus, Georgia, Indonesia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka

Eligible Regions: Open for All (Applicant should have resided in the U.S. for three years prior to the application deadline)

How to apply for the CAORC NEH Senior Research Fellowship 2020?

Applicants, who meet all the requirements, must apply through the official website. However, you must sign up for an account to access the application materials. Further, this will allow you to save and return to your application before submitting it. Please save your login/password information for future applications.